Timeline Sunday 9 February 1964

Events on Sunday 9 February 1964 3

• 1964 1964 Winter Olympics IX Winter Games - Innsbruck The army had to bring in 20,000 ice blocks due to lack of snow. Winner: Soviet Union.
• 1964 Ed Sullivan Show appearance 73 million viewers — February 9, 1964 The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, watched by an estimated 73 million Americans — 34% of the US population. It launched the British Invasion and transformed American pop culture overnight.
• 1964 G.I. Joe action figure launched Hasbro introduces the first "action figure" Hasbro debuted G.I. Joe at the American International Toy Fair, coining the term "action figure" to market a poseable doll to boys. It became one of the best-selling toy lines of the twentieth century.